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  • TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

    TOM BORROW, piano (CANCELLED)

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    Twenty-year-old Israeli pianist Tom Borrow was featured in a two-page article in a 2019 edition of International Piano magazine. Charting his sudden rise to prominence and giving insight into this exciting new pianist, the article asserts: “Tom Borrow is the very definition of one to watch”. Performances take him from Israel to South Korea, and…

  • ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, piano (CANCELLED)

    ALEXANDER MALOFEEV, piano (CANCELLED)

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    This exciting young Russian pianist gained international recognition through his outstanding appearance at the 8th International Tchaikovsky Competition for young musicians, where he won First Prize. At the time he was just 13. Since then, Alexander has appeared with major orchestras and conductors across Europe, and we’re delighted to welcome him in his Canadian debut with an…

  • FAUST QUEYRAS MELNIKOV TRIO

    FAUST QUEYRAS MELNIKOV TRIO

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    If you were lucky enough to have been in the audience when Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov performed the Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin in our 2011-12 Season, you’ll be first in line for tickets to this performance! This time around, they’ll play a selection of Beethoven Trios with the wonderful French cellist, Jean-Guihen…

  • DANISH STRING QUARTET

    DANISH STRING QUARTET

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    Nobody describes the Danish String Quartet better than they do themselves… “We are three Danes and one Norwegian cellist, making this a truly Scandinavian endeavor. Being relatively bearded, we are often compared to the Vikings… Yes, playing string quartets is our job, and yes it is hard work, but we mostly do it for pleasure,…

  • STEVEN OSBORNE AND PAUL LEWIS, piano four hands

    STEVEN OSBORNE AND PAUL LEWIS, piano four hands

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    What can we say? These brilliant Brits have become two of our very favourite people! They entered the VRS’s orbit in the years 2000 and 2001; since then, they have returned to our stage many times for both solo and chamber music recitals. To have both of them here performing at the same time (and…

  • DORIC STRING QUARTET & MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, piano

    DORIC STRING QUARTET & MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN, piano

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    Not since the days of the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival have we had the privilege of bringing artists together for the first time to make music together. These musicians are well known to and loved by VRS audiences, and we look forward to the energy and synergy this will bring to their performance. SIBELIUS: Quartet…

  • Z.E.N. TRIO

    Z.E.N. TRIO

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    Z.E.N. is an acronym of the first name initials of these three talented young artists. Pianist Zhang Zuo (also known as “Zee Zee”) and cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan have both made appearances on our Next Generation Series. They were introduced to violinist Esther Yoo through the BBC’s New Generation Artists Scheme in 2015, and found that they…

  • SCHUMANN QUARTET

    SCHUMANN QUARTET

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    This quartet is very much a family affair, with three German brothers, Mark, Eric, and Ken Schumann, playing alongside Estonian-born violist Liisa Randalu. Those who experience the quartet in performance often remark on the strong connection between its members. The quartet has garnered rave reviews from critics and received the 2016 Newcomer Award at the…

  • LUCAS AND ARTHUR JUSSEN, piano four hands

    LUCAS AND ARTHUR JUSSEN, piano four hands

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    Despite their tender ages (26 and 22 respectively), Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen have been part of the international concert world for years, winning praise from critics and audiences alike. If you were in the audience for their stunning debut with the VSO last season, you’ll understand why there’s such a ‘buzz’ about this…

  • GEORGE AND ANDREW LI, two pianos

    GEORGE AND ANDREW LI, two pianos

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    When Leila discovered the enormously talented (then) 16 year-old George at the Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York in 2010, his even younger brother Andrew was in the audience. In chatting with the Li family, it became apparent that Andrew was following in his brother’s footsteps. And here we are, 10 years later, with…